did you know that there are slot machines in american military bases all over the world? you will not be finding a full blown casinos in there but these machines offer enough entertainment to their soldiers i believe.


second, if a soldier is a gambling addict does this make him unfit to serve in the military anymore? we know that addiction no matter where can make someone illogical and make him do things that he would otherwise never do. i am aware that these machines can cure their boredom but is it the best hobby to provide for their brave soldiers? what do you think?

It should start with the fact that successful players will not share their bets with you, this will be done by those who aim to later sell their predictions for money. If players share their results, it is usually only the winning bets, while they prefer to keep quiet about their losses. This could work if there is a community of successful bettors who share their predictions and show their bets, but I think such groups are closed to the public.

But when it gets to the point of misleading people, that’s a problem. This kind of news is huge, it’s basically a green light for people to start buying. And you know how it is in crypto… the moment they hear big money is coming in, trust levels go up and everyone piles in.

Hi, I believe Satoshi might have left one more easter egg in form of hidden treasure of 50+ BTC, available to anyone who can crack it. He's already proven to be playful enough to leave one easter egg in form of the newspaper headline in the first block, why would he stop there?! What if one or several wallets he created to receive mining rewards were based not on random numbers but on secret messages (text converted to binary)? It is such a simple idea! Also, the fact that he hard-coded into the blockchain that first 50 BTC ever mined can't be spent, could be a clue that the first wallet ("1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa") is not safe and is based not on a random number but on a secret waiting to be discovered.

I've made a simple python program that takes text prompt, turns it into binary, uses it as a secret exponent to generate a bitcoin wallet and checks its balance. I've tried multiple prompts but had no success, as they all led to unused wallets. It could be a quote from a book/movie that inspired Satoshi for creating Bitcoin, simple statement (like "Satoshi's wallet", "Easter egg", "First bitcoins", etc.), maybe another newspaper headline, or a reference to the whitepaper. The prompt is limited to 32 characters (256bits), so it can't be too long.

Sorry, if this treasure hunt is already ongoing, but I couldn't find any discussion related to it. I want to hear your opinion and ideas. Together we have much better chance at cracking this secret!

P.S. I've made a short Youtube video explaining this theory: https://youtu.be/LgeiuZunGkI

Inspired by this discussion, I thought a bit about the possibility of a Bitcoin ATM machine which does not need any entity which "custodies" your Bitcoins.

Custodianship by a Bitcoin ATM company is the reason why most ATMs require KYC information (like an ID scan), and that of course takes away all the privacy of an ATM.

I had imagined first an ATM which buys and sells the Bitcoins on Bisq (or any P2P exchange). But that is also still not non-custodial, because these P2P exchanges operate with bank transfers and similar payment methods, and thus the ATM company would have to manage a bank account to create the buy/sell orders on the P2P exchange.

But I actually imagined a possible model for a non-custodial ATM. It would be however a quite complicated machine and for sure expensive to build.

The idea is that the ATM could work as a cash exchange: there would be several compartments with the cash inside the machine (like lockers or vaults), where people could deposit cash (which would of course be checked against counterfeit money). They then could set up an order on a screen on a P2P exchange, with their Bitcoin address.

Two things could happen now:

- If the order is filled, the buyer would get the Bitcoins. The seller would get a code for the ATM and would have access to the compartment where the buyer deposited the cash.
- If the order is not filled after a time frame (e.g. 24 hours) the order would be cancelled, and the buyer would get the code for the ATM and could withdraw the cash again.

Thus, the company operating the ATM would be a cash custodian, not a Bitcoin custodian, because the Bitcoins never leave the buyers/sellers addresses (only they can use the Bisq escrow). In some countries depending on the specific regulation that wouldn't make much of a difference, while in others, they could perhaps operate like lockers at train stations.

Dumb idea? Does that already exist? It's only a theoretical concept, ideas are welcome

when you are placing a bet, do you tend to look at other people's bets? does looking at other bets make you feel more confident or more anxious about your own bets? are there any benefits into noticing which are the most famous bets? just to see which one is the favorite or you do not care and you just want to mind your own business?

I recently got a few bonuses on popular online casino with 35x wagering requirement. I played very conservatively and tried to see how much wagering can I complete until I run out of money. In the end I didn't even reached half wagering requirement until I lost all funds.

Have anyone ever satisfied wagering requirement and unlocked funds? What is most wagering that you completed with your bonus? What games did you play and what strategy did you use to maximise wagering?

I don't know if this has happened to you much, but I usually play slots from time to time and when I get free spins I usually win something, sometimes more, sometimes less, but I always win. Today I got two rounds of 10 free spins playing Wild Bounty Showdown, and in the first one I didn't win anything, while in the second one I won about $0.34 (playing $0.20 spins). I felt a bit silly, because getting free spins is cool, it's usually exciting, and I've won some good big wins a few times.

Has anything similar happened to you?

hello everyone!

I am curious about tools that allow track your total gambling activity across multiple brands (wagers, deposits, withdrawals, etc.). Do you use any of those? If so, please share the names and your feedback on them.

Thank you!

Today, the Financial Times, one of the world's most popular daily newspapers, published a front page story on Bitcoin.

"Why listed company piling into Bitcoin?"

In fact, the world's largest listed companies are constantly increasing their strategic reserves of Bitcoin.
Why are the world's most popular listed companies getting so serious about Bitcoin? Where the world's superpowers are getting serious about Bitcoin? So this indicates something about Bitcoin in the future.
With just a few thousand more Bitcoin purchases on MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor will own 3% of the total supply. And the world's most popular celebrity is getting serious about Bitcoin, and why?
https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1953795579085025751?t=xSCtugXS7NBMzqh45tNEUQ&s=19

Do you think that sport leagues should be incentivized by sportsbooks and casinos since after all sport leagues are the ones who make it possible for sportsbooks and casinos to profit from its bettors. Do you think that casinos should pay back the sport leagues? Sport leagues may even consider being more considerate to gamblers and allow platforms to have the most accurate data for gamblers to see.

On the other hand, being incentivized might push sport leagues into being biased. Since a lot more money is on the line, more match fixings might be created. But what about you? Do you see the pros and cons of having sport leagues benefit from sports betting?

The importance of discipline, and bankroll management in gambling is hard to overestimate it is the foundation of your safety. I want to briefly go through the most important aspects, that will help you effectively manage your money in gambling.

- First of all you need to set a budget, that you will use only for gambling you can store it however you like, and it is not necessary to send it all at once to the casino deposit you can do it in parts. The most important thing is that you know exactly how much money you have for gambling, and never exceed this amount.

- Determine your bet size and limits. I mean a limit you can't exceed for a certain period (day, week) and also time limits, that you will not exceed this, will help you avoid emotional strain, and excessive expenses.

- If you take gambling seriously try to keep track of all your bets, wins and losses, this will help you better understand where you achieve the best results type of bet (championship and so on).

- Don't try to win back your losses. Every player experiences losing streaks after which there is a desire to recover, and for this increase the bet, but this should never be done. Accept a loss as an inevitable part of gambling, be ready for it, and strictly stick to your bet limits. If you feel tired take a break it is always good for your emotional stability.

Basically this is a small list of rules, that will help you especially if you are just starting your way in gambling.
You can add rules from your experience to this list, it will be welcomed.

I lost more than one Bitcoin to Freebitco, rolling their Hi and Low games in 2017, I know one guy who lost 4 BTC to them too, I bet this platform has a lot of Bitcoin today, they are whales in disguise.

The year was 2017 and I can't help but think about FreeBitco and few others where it's been proven that many people lost their Bitcoin to them.

I am pretty sure that many people on this forum lost their Bitcoin this way too, I can't help but think that if we are to ask ourselves who the first whales are in this crypto space I will have to point to the likes of FreeBitco and others.

Back then many people doubled their Bitcoin this way and many lost theirs, where are all those Bitcoin today? Freebitco is still working till date, they must have big bags of Bitcoin now.

Online Gambling and faucets platform like Freebitco is one of those whales today, I am sure many people have more platforms in mind, especially gambling platforms, aren't we just enriching these people? This is why I hate using Bitcoin to gamble today, it's a waste of valuable asset.

These days, a lot of countries are actually being more accepting of bitcoin than they ever were before. I feel that it’s more likely for a country to accept bitcoin now than to ban them. But hypothetically your country bans bitcoin, will you still use bitcoin?

I asked this question to myself then realized that using bitcoin even without the approval of the government is exactly what bitcoin is for. I will only be realizing bitcoin’s full potential, am I not? This is what bitcoin’s true purpose is. Should you be scared to use bitcoin to its fullest extent?

If someone kept using bitcoin despite a ban, will he be considered brave? Or will he be considered suicidal? Especially if the government imposes strict bans that could lead you to being jailed simply for using bitcoin.

I haven't seen any threads about Bitcoin price predictions for August. Historically, Bitcoin has generally performed less positively, or always experienced a decline in August compared to July. However, I've noticed a downward trend in the last few days of August, with Bitcoin reaching $112,600 and now dropping back to $116,400, which I believe is still a healthy decline and nothing to worry about. Historically, August is the best month to buy or accumulate more Bitcoin and shouldn't be missed. I personally predict Bitcoin will return to $120,000 by the end of August, with the price likely hovering between $114,000 and $120,000 throughout August. And this is just my speculation, what about yours?

What is more surprising in this news is not that the government was able to trace these transactions even after the police officer's efforts to eliminate the trace (I suppose that he made a mistake at some point) but the fact that the delinquent was a policeman. I want to believe that most police officers carry out their obligations with due diligence and, although we all know of cases in which the behavior of some departs far from what would be desirable, it is the exception and not the norm.

But, apart from the surprising figure of the protagonist in this story, this should serve as a "notice to mariners" who might be considering using Bitcoin to cover up their shady activities.

It's not about bitcoin, but the approved order is about crypto in general, so if there should be an effect, it should be on altcoins, which Trump will prefer to sell the idea to his people.

For the meantime we don't know who among employees will want to use that; inflation alone is a disaster in saving fiat for years. Talk more of accumulating a shitcoin as part of your retirement which you might come back in the next 50 years to see all your years of hard work worth nothing unless you're lucky enough to choose coins that will be alive and valuable by then.

Since the SEC has been asked to set a standard policy on how that will be done, which I assume will clearly state the type of crypto to be allowed, let's wait and watch what they will come up with. I won't be surprised if altcoins are listed first and Bitcoin follows as an alternative.

As I mostly played baccarat games, one myth that I wish would die is "If I lose 5 times in a row, I’m ‘due’ for a win!". As we all know, each event is independent of the previous results, which means it doesn't remember the previous results whether it's banker or player. The thing is when I played specially in land base casinos, there will be some pattern displayed by the casino themselves as if giving the players that there will be patterns and that if they could find it, then they are going to win big. Like the one below,



I guess this is also one strategy for casinos to mislead their players resulting on a big lose for most of us.

How about you guys? What's that one myth that you cringe everything you hear about it?